Asian sesame salmon

Asian sesame salmon, beautifully caramelized. Asian sauce is made by mixing together the sesame oil, honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce, red curry paste until honey is melted and blended beautifully with other ingredients. Serve this amazing salmon over rice, quinoa, or veggies.

I love good quality wild fresh salmon! This salmon you see on the photos is directly from the famous Seattle seafood market, and it is SO-O-O GOOD! Especially when you turn it into an Asian sesame salmon, beautifully caramelized and a little charred:

For this dish, I made a very simple but oh-so-flavorful Asian sauce, by mixing together the sesame oil, honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce, red curry paste until honey melted and blended beautifully with other ingredients. This creates a very tasty and gooey Asian sauce that is SPICY, SWEET, and SOUR – all at the same time! 

Then I broiled the fish for about 5-7 minutes to caramelize the salmon, brushing with the sauce. As the final touch, I reduced the sauce slightly on the stove top and then poured it over the fish! Very simple? Yes! Very rich in flavor? Absolutely! Serve this Asian sesame salmon over quinoa, rice or your favorite veggies.

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Asian Sesame Salmon

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Asian sesame salmon, beautifully caramelized.  Asian sauce is made by mixing together the sesame oil, honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce, red curry paste until honey is melted and blended beautifully with other ingredients.   Serve this amazing salmon over rice, quinoa, or veggies.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 445 kcal

Author: Julia

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb salmon or use four 6-ounce salmon fillets
• 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• ¼ cup honey
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice or lime juice, freshly squeezed
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon red curry paste
• 3 tablespoons sesame seeds toasted
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

2. In a small pan on low heat, whisk together the sesame oil, honey, rice vinegar, lemon juice, soy sauce, red curry paste until honey melts and blends with other ingredients.

3. Place salmon skin-side down in a baking dish, pour half the sauce over it, bake for about 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Increase oven temperature to broil. Place the fish back in the oven and broil for 5-7 more minutes, brushing with the sauce.

4. Remove skin from the salmon, pour sauce from the baking dish back into the small pan in step 2 (to the remaining half of the sauce) and reduce it slightly on medium heat. Pour the reduce sauce (glaze) over salmon. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts

Asian Sesame Salmon

Amount Per Serving

Calories 445 Calories from Fat 216

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 24g 37%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Cholesterol 93mg 31%

Sodium 579mg 24%

Potassium 891mg 25%

Total Carbohydrates 20g 7%

Sugars 18g

Protein 35g 70%

Vitamin A 13.2%

Vitamin C 3.9%

Calcium 8.4%

Iron 14.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This recipe was also included in The Kitchn’s Delicious Links!